to talk about what this means for the redskins and for the nfl and prepare to sweat it out it will be an extra hot commute at a few stations. we'll let you know which ones we are talking about and why they are so hot. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. it is 7:00 as we take a look at the national cathedral this morning on this tuesday morning, july 26th. thanks for being with us. >> we are glad that you are with us and, yeah, that makes me feel hot seeing that video of folks from metro, whenever that was, to today. that is triew. but if you talk to mr. barnes, today is the coolest that we have been in a while: we're going to give it a thumbs up. >> for the day? >> the whole day? >> yes. >> okay. i'm on board.

>> good morning, everybody. it's two thumbs up. it's going to be on the hot side but at least we are not dealing with humidity and we should have a lot of sun. let's take a look at the satellite radar. showers, thunderstorms activity that rolled through here yesterday afternoon is out of here. we to have some leftover fog but generally the conditions really quieted down. we should dry up the atmosphere, should continue to dry out the atmosphere. this is the coolest it's been in a week. 60s off to the north and west, 68 in frederick. gradual improvement. we'll see what we can get. temperatures back into the 90s but, again, lower humidity and we should be drier this afternoon. 92 in washington, 90 in la plata. more details on the forecast.

let's go back to traffic. julie wright? >> all right, tucker. a lot going on this morning. we have dealing with a water main break. 295 looking good leaving the beltway to the inbound 11th street bridge. now, cars tying up the right side of the highway onalabama avenue. north market street shut down between 5th on 8th street as a result of a tree down across the highway. there was an early morning crash and a tree was knocked over as a result of that incident. outer loop, the traffic problem around new hampshire has been cleared. northbound 5 dealing with how pavement and a delay from. 395,

duke street to sell aniry road, and again crossing the 14th street. that's a check at the ontime traffic. new this morning, carbon monoxide leak in montgomery county sent people to the hospital in the 1200 block of first street and rockville just before 2:00 this morning. fire officials say it was caused by a faulty hot water heater. none of those sent to the hospital are in critical condition just a week to go and still no agreement to raise the country's debt ceiling. president barack obama addressed the nation and called the ongoing debate a circus. >> reporter: the assumption all along is that an agreement will be reached. with just a week to go and no agreement in sight, a lot of people are wondering how to end. it's something that we don't see outside of the state of the

union address, the president and house speaker speaking. >> president real estate fan did it 18 times. george w. bush did it seven times. and we have to do it by next tuesday, august 2nd, or else we won't be able to pay all of our bills. >> conservatives say that's the problem. each time the debt limit has been routinely raised and, each time, the debt soars. >> the sad truth is that the president want add blank check six weeks ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. >> reporter: the congress is now working on a republican and democratic plan. they both call for spending cuts and no new taxes but the real sticking point may have to do with the calendar and one date in particular, november 6th next year, election day. the president is now insisting on a debt plan that carries him past the election so he does not have to wage an unpopular

fight as he fights for reelection. >> there is no reason to kick. >> republicans will pay the higher price with voters. but runaway standing must stop, he says. >> i have news for washington. those days are over. >> despite increased pest civil about reaching an agreement, the market has been relatively steady. that could all change this week. >> in his address, the president called for the people to call for congressmen but when many people tried to do that, websites on capitol hill crashed. some sites of the senators and representatives took a long time to load or didn't load at all. one website in particular got flooded belonging to house speaker john boehner. >> the debt debate is causing more americans to worry about how much they pay on their personal debt. half of the country is

experiencing debt stress up from 17%. households earning more than $75,000 annually had the piggest increase in debt- related stress but others who lost jobs or low-income family also experience stress. congressman david wu will not seek reelection. but he has not decided to resign. the ethics committee has been read. the list of names requesting council member thomas to resign is growing. councilman wells has met with

thomas and then asked him to resign. thomas says that the settlement does not have any agreement of wrongdoing. those are his words. >> most citizens can put themselves in a position that, had they taken $300,000 from their place o employment, you know, where would they be today? >> in addition to cattania and councilwoman mary shay has also asked him to resign. a scary shopping trip for a woman at fair oaks mall. she was cut in a store. somebody cut her in purpose. the woman was distracted by a package dropping to the floor. she felt name her back.

she turned to see somebody walking away. a greenbelt police spokesperson tells the associated press that aaron thomas' dna has been linked to other attacks. police plan to file new charges if the lab tests confirm a match. virginia law make ares are considering legislation that will make it a crime not to report a missing child. this comes in the wake of the casey anthony's case where caylee went missing for a few moss before she was reported missing we continue to monitor the temperatures for you. judiciary square, gallery place and the archive station cool is broken and that makes things

unbearably hot. >> the chiller wept on the fritz during the heat wave but metro was able to keep it working. now the entire system was down for repairs just as another heat wave is bearing down. at judiciary square, first, you break a sweat going down one of metro's many broken escalators only to find yourself fanning from a brow inside. >> you are sweating a little bit? >> i'm. so are you. >> reporter: at gallery place and archives station, riders could feet the heel, too. >> i can't breathe very well. i feel like i'm very hot. >> reporter: so you are fanning yourself. >> i'm fanning you, too. it depends on the station you go to but it's very hot today.

>> reporter: the station use as chiller that runs air over cold water. that brings the temperatures down 15 degrees. but that chiller is broken. >> they were not properly maintained for a period of time >> reporter: in this heat, 15 degrees makes a huge difference. >> as soon as i got down here, getting into metro, its much hotter. it feels like you were coming down to an oven. >> the goal here is to get those repairs made. our hope, certainly before the end of the week before temperatures will be back on an extreme. a chiller system keeps the station comfortable but with the high of 93 on monday and no chiller, it was unpleasant. >> i hope they have it fix by the time it gets to 100 degrees outside again. >> reporter: more than a few riders would agree. metro has other stations where

those chillers are a frequent problem, including pentagon city, ballston and rosslyn. the stations are undergoing a five-year, multibillion dollars improvement program. those chillers are part of the things that need to be fixed. it is a done deal. the nfl lockout is over. we'll check in to see what is in store for the redskins. that's coming up next. and we'll get the latest weather from tucker and jewelry all coming up traffic from julie. t fll1-

when it comes to cleaning up the anacostia, the federal judge says that the e.p.a. needs new standards. he says that the rules that the e.p.a. has were ash teary. the ruling came after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental groups. let's go to tucker right now. the temperatures are not going to be as hot. >> it's going to be in the nineties. but less humidity and sunshine. i think it will feel better than yesterday. yesterday was steamy. >> it helped, after the rain passed. >> for ten minutes after the rain passed. >> all the windows in my home fogged up. i found places where it has been worse. >> let's see it. >> i'm going to show it to you.

77 in washington. >> detroit, 67, cincinnati, 69 degrees. that cooler air will try to get in here later tonight. we are in for a temporary break. we were' going to be in the low nineties but things are worse. 87 in dallas. dallas' forecast to hit 100 or higher today for the 25th day in a row. >> that's rough. >> that's tough. >> that's rough in big d. >> it's already 87. 5:15 in the morning there. >> yes. that's unpleasant. 83 in miami. >> nice break, pacific northwest. july can tell us more. seattle, 58 degrees. >> showers and thunderstorms activities out of here. we have generally clear skies. look out towards cleveland and cincinnati. a whole lot of nothing going on. we should be in for bright sunshine. enjoy. plenty of sunshine with less

humidity. yeah. okay. let's keep rolling. >> let's do it. >> mostly clear tonight. the five-day forecast, there we go. 92 today, tomorrow. by friday, near 100. back to the low temperatures in the 80s. >> and humid as well. >> lovely. >> thanks, tuck. let's check in with julie and go with the traffic. >> i thought it was funny. tucker mentioned in seattle where it was. sun worshiping, nondrinking girl to the northwest. i tonight get it. >> a beautiful city. >> yes, my dear. >> i went up to mt. rainier and now know where santa claus lives because there was snow on the ground. >> okay, i have to take the girls and visit. so i know that's where santa lives. that's true. northbound 5, let me move so you can see it.

northbound 5, they have some rough payment there. the road has been milled but not been repaved. that is adding more time here from mattawoman road. you're going to find the accident that will tie up the center of the roadway and, of course, the commute for you leaving 95 to avenue, about a 16-minute drive right now. >> inner loop of the beltway, leaving springfield,bumper to bumper blow there. outer loop of the sun, slow. that's a look at the fox 5 onsign traffic. thanks, julie >> big news out of the sports world, football is back. the four naf month lockout is over. now what do we expect now that we're going to be playing football. >> let's check in with the fan. >> bob kraft, the owner of the new england patriots said, look, congress, if we can get

this nfl deal done, that should be easier than settling the debt ceiling. i don't know how you compare the two but they got it done. >> it's great to be talking football. we have been talking bit this morning. we have more from pro football.com. it's great to speculate on who the redskins are going to go after, who they're going to release. you're going to hear about robbie mcintosh and the guys. here is where we're going to start getting the reports, mike shanahan and bruce allen out in the palm having dinner with some sexy free agents. we're going to get the report from somebody that saw redskins one take off and land in the middle of the night in denver or wherever it may be. this is where it gets really fun to sort of speculate and guess as to which guys the redskins are targeting. >> a lot of the articles that i have been reading and people that i have been talking to say it's so different this year.

normally, you can start signing or wooing these free agents in march. you can't say that. and now they say if they don't get back to somebody within an hour, they may be over. >> is this a meeting at the palm or is it just one phone call and they are done? >> there are three days here of negotiating before they can actually sign. at 10:00, they can officially start talking. they may have some sort of verbal agreement fairly quickly but that may leave a window where somebody can swoop in and steal a guy. there are roughly 30 to 40 -- remember, they are expanding the roof teres to 90 as of today. we have to include all the guys that are cut. there is a ton -- could be 25% of the league that are actually unseened and looking for new jobs. i think you are right. i think that is going to be crazy in the next few days even though they can't sign a deal.

>> when you look at the top free agents there, i see a shutdown corner, a couple of wide receivers, defensive tackles. knowing dan snyder, does he sign all of them and see where they pan out. >> this team has many holes, and we didn't mention quarterback. they'll re-sign rex grossman and who knows who else will be back. they need upgrade at wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line. corner, you don't know. maybe you re-sign a guy like carlos rogers and bring him back. >> we have been speculating for the last two weeks with, we have no clue. we heard collin jenkins, santonio holmes. we have no clue. >> they need everything and that's the problem, steve. i decided since i have been sort of pondering the rest skins here and what they're going to do, i would be a horrible general manager or owner, because it would be like christmas to me, too. i would want to go after all of

them. i would want to go after big- name guy, plug every role, try to bring every game. >> think of the competition in training camp when they get together. hopefully these guys play their way out of the roster and the competition itself weeds out the weaker players. >> that's going to be a very fast process. the first preseason game, 17 days against the pittsburgh steelers. >> hard to believe it. all right, guys, thanks for talking to us. i know you have a big interview at sen 30. >> all right, steve. it's 7:22. 76 degrees out there. initial autopsy reviews for the late singer amy winehouse. and what cost k-cutting measures could mean for your local post office. >> and building a more sustainable future brings from a lesson from the past. holly morris is live in sandy

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amy winehouse will be late to rest in a private family funeral in london. it will take four to six weeks until toxicology reports are back. officials did say there is no reason to suspect foul play in norway, 200,000 people rallied across the country to remember the deadly attacks that rocked the peaceful nation on friday. police lowered the death toll from 93 to 76. the lawyers for the suspect say that he is talking about two more. he took drugs to be, quote,

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the heat wave helped set a new record in northern virginia. dominion virginia power says that customers used an all-time high in electricity last friday. the hue stilt said it supplied over 20,000 megawatt. one is enough to power 250 homes. the previous summertime record was set back in the summer of 2007. which i can't remember because it's hard enough to run. >> i was thinking about, what

are they talking about? >> i remember that mike, my weather intern, mentioned that his community pool is 90 degrees: unbelievable. >> like a sauna. >> more like a hot tub >> maybe. >> uncomfortable at that point. >> i think so. >> unless you're going to dump an ice truck into it, i don't know how that's going to cool it down. >> he has been doing it one icee at a time. i don't know how we're going to see this. let's try, anyway. these are the dew point temperatures and they have been falling overnight. dew point temperatures in the low 60s and this indicates good news, general will you. dew point temperatures now falling into the mid-50s. that's much more comfortable than what we had here in the past seven days. dew point temperatures falling to about 69. generally good news here.

dew point temperatures will continue to fall which means more and more comfortable air moving in from the north and west. let's get over to the headline, the only headline you need to know. finally, we get some relief. high temperatures still in the 90s but lots of sunshine and let humidity. i think it will feel a little better for you today. 77 in reagan national. 72 in gaithersburg. 73 in leonard town. annapolis 72. we had some showers activities off the coast and that's out of here. look what's going on with the high pressure, nothing. cleveland and cincinnati, clear skies, winds here out of the northwest and west, that should reinforce the dry conditions over the next several days. we should be dry and high here until the weekend at the earliest. here is the forecast. lots of sunshine. 92 the daytime highs with winds

out of the north and west. might be able to open up the windows for a time. mostly clear and mild 73, lots of 60s tomorrow morning off to the north and west and here is the 5dz and, again, éloftsélot of sunshine for the next couple of days. 92 today and tomorrow. the next couple of days will be the best of the week because, let me look at that. searing heat. friday, close to 100 degrees. more heat on the horizon. that's a look at the forecast and let's do traffic. julie wright has the latest. >> a lot happening early this morning. northbound 5 for starters, that's a bumpy commute for a lot lanes are open. it's just that rough pavement that's contributing to that delay. outer loop in virginia, now at gal rows road, activity resorted in the right lane.

the inner loop, of course, leaving the robinson terminal will slow headed towards 66. no surprise here. pelt way headed out to seminary road, pentagon crossing the 14th street bridge. seminary road not too bad right now. julie, thank you. more cost-cutting measures are on the horizon for the u.s. postal service. the cash-strapped agency is launching studies. the post lost some $8 billion last year. steve, the fed raul aviation administration has been forced to partially shut down and cancel dozens of modernization projects around

the country. the head of the agency says he has no idea when congress will reauthorize the money the joining us is f.a.a. administrator randy babbitt. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> i was reading this. i was flying from las vegas and i read more from the reports that improvements to the air traffic control towers in ten different airports, including las vegas, need these improvements, suddenly, it was personal to me. can you tell me this problem and how it affects all of us? >> sure. what we have done by failing to to extend our those, authorization is that we have

to furlough some people. >> you want to let people know that it is safe. >> yes. flying is as safe as it has opinion. maintenance to airlines, pilots, those are going on. >> the stop. it's friewssments bring ex- paining capabilities, the capacity of the system, those have come to a stop so we are literally putting thousands and thousworkers out of work as of yesterday. these projects have stopped. transportation secretary ray la hood says that congress needs to pass the bill. this is talking about human tolls here. >> yes. >> many thousands of f.a.a. employees have been furloughed.

these are scientists, and maintenance workers who have been out of work. thousands of construction workers have been given stop notices. these are needed improvement structures to airports, taxiways, runways. all things needed for the future. >> the most high profile thing is the air traffic control tower but this goes beyond that in. >> absolutely. you are right. we have a 43 million-dollar project that you mentiond in las vegas that just stopped. 130 employees, construction employees were told not to come to work today. i don't think that the country is suffering from overemployment. right. >> we have been reporting hourly on the debt ceiling at large. what needs to happen? >> the simplest thing for congress to do is to extend the f.a.a. authorization once more for the 21st time with no restraints. they did it 20 times.

it's unfortunate that they chose this agency. this is an operational agency. we have 15,000 air traffic controllers, 7000 people that inspect all the things going on. this is an operating agency. it's unfortunate they picked this one to have a political fight over. we need them to simply pass a clean extension. we can get on and debate the other issues going on. that's fine. i appreciate some of the politics and attempts to run a fiscal any sound operation but we need to run a safe system well funded and passed. >> what's the worth case scenario here? how much worse can this get? >> if this drags on, obviously, the longest we keep on, more and more people will be kept out of work. construction projects will stop. these are expensive to stop and restart. we have a new large airplane being introduced into service.

we have to inspect the airport where that airplane is going to operate. this is a new boeing airplane. we promised to have those inspections done by september 1st. the inspectors are some of the people laid off that are not directly related to safety. that's unfortunate. the faster they can get this passed, the faster we can get this. >> if we i go snore the infrastructure, as we said, that can become dangerous. let's hope that the authorization is pass. we hope, too. it seems like a compromise on the nation's debt ceiling is not there yet. the president and the speaker delivered dueling messages. if you are afraid that

economic hard times might put your home in jeopardy, join us tomorrow. we're going to talk from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. they're going to have advice and answers on all kinds of mortgage-related questions and issues. if you live in virginia or in washington, d.c., they can refer you to the people who can help you out with mortgage and housing problems as well. that's all coming up tomorrow on fox 5 morning news. 

in west virginia is shut down after traces of meth mean were found throughout the building. officials tested for the drug at the boom county career and technical center after a teacher admitted he spoke meth with the principal in the precip pal's office police believe a victoria secret store in georgetown was hit by a so-called flash rob. this would be a flash mob robbery. three young men and three young women walked in separately. in a matter of moments, they

loaded baby strollers. police are looking into the surveil happens cameras to see if they are clear enough to release to the but blink. and a curfew is interconsideration. that would force anybody under 18 to be in between 10 to. and it would be midnight to 5:00 a.m. during the weekend. tucker is here. >> we should have no extreme heat for the next day or two. >> good, no. >> notice i said in the next few days. 77 in reagan national, 78 in annapolis. let's see if we can find some

other 60s. that's good news, that opens up a little pit for you. you see more sixties off the northwest and west, pittsburgh at 66 at this hour. 67 in detroit. some of that will move in our direction tonight. tonight should be a fairly nice night satellite ride, i don't have much to show you. some morning has been burning off. in a few spots, the fog might have been lingering a little longer. again, we are expecting clear conditions and the chance for rain and thunderstorm activity today about 0. so today will be a bright one. there you go. 92 today, 92 tomorrow. next couple of days, great. same can't be said for the end of the week. highs approaching 100 degrees, more humidity. >> oh, friday is the fun day. >> yes, it is. >> tucker, thank you. let's check in with julie and take a look at the traffic.

good morning, julie. >> good morning. we are talking about northbound 5 where the pavement has been milled but not repaved. that explains the delay. now we have problems for you guys traveling the outer loop of the beltway south of 66 here in gallows road. delays beginning at route 50, arlington bull var. delays from the springfield ainge change heading all the way out towards 66 before the pace improvements. traffic slow at wolf trap. no incident to report right now. fur traveling unbound new york avenue, the place is flowing. that's a check at your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> remember this. the world watching as 33 chilean miners were safely pulled from the mine last year in san jose after spending two months underground. now their story headed to the big screen. they told their rights to a

film producer mike minnevoy. he has films like the black swan and shutter island to his credit. production is expected to start next year. we want to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, doug las bowman. they wake up and go to sleep with fox 5. if you want to be our facebook fan of the day, go to fox5 on took. post a comment under this couple's photo. we head to the small historic village of sandy spring. >> our holly morris is there where she is learning about blueberry and what they did in the 17th century. >> i think they are eating them like we could. they are irresistible. they are good for me.

you see how i rationalize that. you can find out exactly what that is if you sign up for a heritage adventure tour. we are finding all about what that is and how you can make them part of maybe your weekend plan. that's all live next. okay, i'll put one in there and eat more. h

sandy spring, maryland, is a small historic village located in montgomery county. holly is there learning how you can enjoy the area, including eating. >> i know. there will be no blueberries left by the time i'm finished. this is a chance for you and your family to do something educational, interactative and really is a whole lot of fun and under the name of herrage

adventure tours. and joining me -- it's hard to resist these blur berries. talk to me first about the overview of the tour. >> joy and i started about this a year ago. we both live in the area. that's a great historic area. it started in 128 and within minutes of each other, we have all these wonderful attractions, museums and blueberry garden and under ground railroad. we decided to put everything together and try to market that to the community. >> you know, i used to live in this area and i used to drive by hundreds times not knowing the treasure drove of things that are here. >> there is the under underare trail experience. we will walk you through, give you a journey to the footsteps of freedom. give you an adventure park, climb in the trees, zip line,

the swimming pond. >> why aren't we at the swaling pond? >> that would be good. there is a zip line there, too. it's great we have the andy springs safe museum, the waker meeting house. just a bret a of things to do. >> you need to start here in the blueberry gardens, don't you think? >> absolutely. get some good sustenance. tell me about these. >> they are organically grown. you try to pick and instead i was just eating? >> yes, just like that. >> yes. it's because the organic fehr pit program makes them taste better. >> is there a particular type of blueberry? i'm assuming it is native to the area.

>> the variety them is premiere. it is the third variety that comes in the season, during the production season. this is oh, kneel, ones that come in june and late july, early august. >> why do blueberries do so well to the area? they are native to the area. they are difficult to establish, quite frankly. >> oh, yeah, that's the deal. >> because i had to have some friends who tried to start it but it's hard. >> i had a garden replanted several type. look like you are mildly successful here. >> yes. >> how do you get your blueberry picked when they come here? >> they come to this tend here. this is a self-serve operation. usually, you are not greeted by we give directions to the patch and you come to the front patch, put money in the self- serve money box and leave. you never even see us.

>> that's pretty trusting. >> it has worked so far. >> you move on to pruning. as you prune, tell me about being an herbalist and where the blueberries come in for you? >> this is actually really cool because leaves were used as a diuretic, astrungent and now you can find some research into blueberry. >> they would have used the whole plant? >> the roots, the fruit, the leaves, the stem, the entire plant is useful. >> i'm assuming this is a good part of their diet as well. would they make a lot of different things with the

blueberries they would take tea and jam and everything. they would even wrap it. >> what do you think ace surprise as people come out and learn about blueberries here? >> well, the leaves, because they are so used to being able to take the berries and put them in their smoothies, they have no idea how yummy the leaves are, too? >> you would not just eat the leaves? >> no, you make a tea: and, so our customers like it. >> you want some blueberries? >> i've been eating from the bushes. >> i'll share. you can each have one. thank you. >> i'll take the rest. >> thank you, ma'am. very good. do people need to sign up for the tours in advance? >> yes, they do. they can go to our website

which is www.heritagetour.com. >> and if you can't remember, you can go to our website. we are heading over to checking with the blacksubmit, checking with the blueberries and leaves and we'll learn more about the history of this area. >> wow. can't wait for that. >> 7:57 right now. it is an anxiety disorder that can become so severe that the people who suffer from it becomenonfunctioning coming up, we will speak with the author of it will be okay. he will share his personal story and explain how he is stepping others to stand up against the disorders that he suffered himself. stay with us.

the standoff between republicans and democrats continue. the deadline it avoid default is now just one week away. the president and the house speaker took to the airwaves to point fingers. more on what each had to say within the hour. and the nfl lockout is finally over. find out what the deal means

from both sides. and how it will affect the burgundy and gold and the postal service looking for ways to serve. i'm steve shanoby. >> and i'm allison seymour. let's go to tucker barnes. this is the gold stand dart of the week? >> yes, you can refer to it as that. >> humidity is the deal here. >> yes, it's all relative. get snit. >> yeah, bad humor show. we have fog in spots. that should burn off quickly. it's going to be a beautiful

day. just a few passing clouds during the course the day. right now at very began national, 77 degrees overnight. we bottomed out at 76. we did a little research. that was the cooler temperature in a week. that gives you an idea how warm it's been. 75 in baltimore. 72 in haggerstown. highs in the low 90s. 90 in la plata. 92 in front royal. enjoy today and tomorrow because we get more heat until the 5:00ed. more in a minute. let's check in with july wright and look at traffic. first day back at work and we hit the ground running. it's been really busy. accidents activity tying up two left lanes. the inner loop rubber necking delays start at 95 at the

springfield interchange. eastbound i-70, clash in myers ville. north market street should down between 5th and 6th street due to an early morning accident which involves a free being knocked down. outer loop of the belt way, accident activity quickly going into the beltway. three 95 crossing the 14th street bridge, delays beginning on seminary roads. the stop tory, the debate. last night in an unrest dented back-to-back appearance on tv, president barack obama and house speaker john boehner crashed over a cure. >> reporter: just one week before a federal default and the stakes are enormous. >> we have to do it by august 2nd or, else, we won't be able

to pay the bills. for the first time in history, our country's credit rating will be down. because neither party is blameless, both parties have a responsibility to solve it. now, we are headed toward a congressional showdown with duel debt plans from senator harry reid and house speaker john boehner. >> we are left with a stalemate. there is no stalemate here in congress. >> the house speaker and the president were in private negotiations. >> we have worked with a sincere effort to work with the president. i gave it my all. unfortunately, the president would not take yes for an answer. >> now it boils down to a preference of tax increases against spending cut. it's a game of legislative chess and the republicans are not giving an inch. >> the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. >> i have told leaders of both

parties that they must come up with a fair compromise in the next few days that can pass both houses of congress and a compromise that i can sign. time is not on their side. republicans and democrats need to find a way to end all the bickering and beat the deadline. >> thinks no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we never played before and we can't afford to play it now. >> audrey barnes reporting. the president said at least seven times that he is seeking a balanced approach to the crisis and will not settle for a short term solution which is exactly what the house speaker is pushing. after the president suggested that people contact their house members, the website crashed. not every member of congress was affected and they do seem to be aworking. >> it's up clear whether the

calls that the president call for caused the crash. and how can the crisis affect the stock market and everyday american. >> what does wall street think about what's happening now? >> wall street seems to think this scare tactic, political standing and fear mongering is not to be feared. you have gold being pushed higher and the dollar going down, down, down and down. obviously it's a big deal but wall street seems to think that a deal will get done. the real issue is whether the u.s. will get downgraded by any of the raiding agencies and that can come. the u.s. can lose that aaa pristine credit rating even if the debt ceiling is raised because when you raise it, that means that you are taking on

more debt and that's the catalyst for the down grade. that's what would be a virtual tax hike on everybody. with that, you have interest rates going on, mortgage rates going up. everything will get more extensive. people will not want to bore yes from the u.s. and if the u.s. loses a pristine credit rating, what's that the u.s. is afraid. how long can we cover from something like that if that happens in. >> that is a great, great question. it would be slow. obama said i had could spiral another financial crisis and that's something that we want don't on our haynes considering that we are still recovering from that first one. >> wall street seems to be an interkate for of what may be happening. any thought as to whether a deal get done here? there are reports out there that, in fact, you know, people

in washington were already calling the big banks and telling them to prepare for this, you know, down grate and just to get everything working but that's just a report at this point. >> some of those big banks also say now this morning that we could potentially go beyond the august 2nd limit without luting money. >> right. >> we'll talk about that later. but the pressure is that's lied deadline and if they say that's going to be august 2nd, that's the deadline. >> the longest labor stoppage in nfl history is now over. owners and the players union approved a new ten-year labor deal. players came away with better salaries and ben fist and safer working conditions. the openers get a higher percentage.

that means big bucks, for employees at sports bars. every sunday, we put our big screens on. >> we were worried. this is our livelihood. without n f fly son, we would limp along but not longer. fans in indianapolis are happy that the city will host the super bowl . themont will bring millions of dollars to city. now, people can begin discussing trade. on friday at 6:00 p.m., free agent signings can be announced. >> it is nine minutes past the hour. a slashing at fair oaks mall in fairfax. now police are trying it figure out if they have a seer yul slasher on their hand.

an obsessive compulsive behavior can be debill tating. now a man who has fought it now has advice for others. he joins us in the next half hour. stay with us. 

8:12 right now. just about 8:13. let's take a look at the stories making headlines. we are learning more about the man who admitted to a murderous rampage in norway. his lawyers say he has asked how many people he killed. he also claims he is a savior. that's why he pleaded not guilty in court. at least 76 people died in oslo in a bombing and a shooting a the a nearby island police in fairfax are egg

having a serial slashing. a woman was distracted by a package falling and felt a sharp pain in her side. she turned to see someone walking away. and a curfew is being proposed. today's hearing is set for 1:30 at the montgomery county council chambers in rockville time to check in on tucker barnes on this tuesday morning even though it is the coolest day of the week. >> i think we can get cooler. >> we can do things a little cooler. >> time for the photo of the day. this is aria. >> i think you did good with that super cute picture. >> isn't that cute? looks like she is right at the toy store which is where she is. >> she is having fun at the toy

store. i wonder how her parents got her off the trike: you don't want to buy something on your first ride many. try negotiate. >> she is trying to get the best deal possible. >> with a face like that, she looks like she had the best face possible. >> she is cute. >> i remember putting those in the girls' hair, the little -- i don't know what you call it. not a head band. >> a cute little bow. >> a cute little bow. >> did you have anything in your hair, steve, when you were a baby? >> not that color. >> click on morning. >> good day for bike riding. this is probably the best day of the week. still going to be hot out there, drink lots of water if you're going to be outdoors. temperatures will feel better, less humidity. there is the quiet conditions

at the at the satrad. we're going to be in for a very quiet weather pattern here for the next few days. bright sunshine expected and high temperatures in the nineties. currently, 77 in washington. we were both 80. 67 in detroit. 66 in boston. all right. you want hot weather? go to dallas. dallas expecting their 25th day in a row with the high temperature of 100 or better. there is a lot of heat across portions of the country. and that's approaching our area. 92 today. here we go again, 96 thursday, 999, probably 100 by many of us by friday and we'll keep upper nineties. that's a look at the forecast. look for ontime traffic. julie has the traffic. >> busy ride as you travel north of town this morning. a couple of things working

here. if you were traveling eastbound i-70. the accident activity was tying up the right side of the highway. of course, we do have some delays to report right now along market street blocked off between 5th and 6th street due to an early morning crash. authority were hoping to have everything reopened by 8:00 8:00 a.m. that's not going to be the ace. before you reach 28 in center ville, activity tying up the left side of the roadway with two right lanes getting by. westbound 66 coming from fair oaks in the direction of centerville. you stay to the right in order to come through. expect delays from 123. expect rubber necking delays as you go to manassas. from washington boulevard across the 14th street bridge. that's a check at the fox 5 ontime traffic the standoff between republicans and democrats continues over a play to cut

the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. the deadline to avoid a default now just one week away. christian weller, senior fellow at the center for american progress. >> let's talk about the economic impact of this right now. we had said that a deal would have to be done and will get done. now, there seems to be question marks whether or not we'll actually get a deal done in time. there are some question marks whether we'll get a deal done although both the senate and house are working on their own plans. both the bills are approved, we go to conference and hope to get it together. >> what happens if we don't? >> the economic consequence will be diemplet we will certainly increase the chance of a second recession because we are taking away government money. that means that people won't get their social security checks, less money for medicare and medicaid, and there will be no building of roads.

we'll increase interest rates. housing values go down, more people become under water, meaning they owe more on the mortgages than house is worth. that mention more foreclosure. the whole cycle that we have gone through will start all over again. >> bottom line, we don't want to go there. >> there is absolutely no reason to go there. hopefully the congress will be adult and get together. >> we have seen pro poe pauls from both sides through president obama and through john boehner. which is the better fit right now if we try to take politics out of this and look at things from an economic standpoint. >> we have two problems. we need to raise the debt ceiling in order to allow the government to pait bills it already racked up and we need to address the budget.

both have tried to tie those twolgt. they don't have to be tied together. >> if you look at what speaker boehner in the house and with senate leader harry reid have proposed, they do that they raise the debt ceiling, propose some spending cuts, are actually very similar al although they sound dissimilar. they both propose a bipartisan panel of congress andhouse and senate and propose some a bipartisan measure. >> there are some economists that say that neither one is enough to try to prevent this from happening again down the road. >> nobody would claim that this will be enough. in the end, you have to have structural changes that will mean you have to look at the lack of revenue. we have cut taxes too much in a time when we increased spending for wars, for medicare expansions and many things and

we have to deal with the cross increase, especially on the health care side. you can't get that done in five days. that is something that you need to get done overtime, that need deliberations, that need processes both for the congress and the nation. >> let's talk about the dead ruin. we have been talking about august so long. the treasury department set this has a hard deadline. some banks have said that they can go until august. >> i don't think that we should take this gamble. we may be able to come -- come august 3rd but that does not get us any close tore a deal or something like that we should stick with the august 2nd deadline. treasury has been very clear, administration has been very clear. everybody has been operating with that. that's when we need to get a deal. if we go one day beyond that, i

don't think that changes much. >> i was more confident this morning and less confident yesterday but once i saw the details from speaker boehner and majority leader harry reid, the bottom lines look different but when you scratch below the surface, they look close to each other. then we need to get the bill done provide that had speaker boehner gets his bill through the house. >> christian weller, center for american progress, thank you for joining me. >> thank you. the f.a.a.'s partial shutdown continues today. up next, more on what this means for workers and for you, the taxpayer. then coming up in the next half hour, we are going back in time to see what sandy spring, mayor lane, was like in the 17th century. stay with us. we'll be right back.  -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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click on the job tab still no deal on funding for the f.a.a., the federal aviation administration. the f.a.a. partially shut down last week because the congress has not passed a funding bill. as a result, dozens of projects for moderniation are on old. we spoke with the f.a.a. administrator how that will affect furloughed workers, taxpayers, contractors. >> our project to bring expansion capabilities, capacity of the system, this has come to a stop. if we drag on and on, more construction projects will come to and end. these are expensive to stop and restart and it delays us getting the efficiency. >> about 4000 f.a.a. many employees are also on furlough but the f.a.a. says that airline security is not

threatened and air traffic chromiers are not affected. it's 8:26 right now on this tuesday morning. the post-service is looking for ways to save money. we'll talk about their latest plans when we come back. and obsessive compulsive disorder is debilitating. we'll talk to a man who says he has fought this disease.

weeing headlines now as 8:30. a carbon monoxide leak evacuated people. a faulty hot water heater is to blame. none of the injuries are serious. >> more cuts could be in score for the post-service. it is reviewing offices to see if closing down would be a good

move. last year, the postal service lost $8 billion. the heat really has people cranking up the air. last friday, dominion virginia power says its customers used a record amount of electricity. the utility supplied over 20,000 megawatt of power between 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. i am not looking to getting my power bill next month after everything that has been done. just cranked it up the last week. >> it's so funny when i feel like the house is cold, i check it but it's still the same. what i do is think about the power bill. maybe i can suffer through 76. >> the thermostat may be saying the same number but it's cool down from a much higher level. >> what do you keep yours on, weatherman? >> honestly? >> 73. >> really. >> what do you keep yours on? >> 73. but i had it up to 75 or 76 when it was 100 outside. >> i think i have to take it to

76. >> i don't have the courage but mine has been running just nonstop many. >> exactly. >> oh, well, you will be seeing us on the week for extra hours >> you're going to see me this weekend. let's get right to the map. finally, we get some relief. it should feel a little better particularly if people are working outdoors, that kind of thing. here we go again, warming up, 73. 79 in annapolis. we hid 60s overnight. had some fog develop. have not done that in a while. we had higher amounts off to the north where baltimore had close to 2/3 inch. needed rain. we're going to be nice and dry.

shower and thunderstorm activity rolling through. look ta. clear skies. a nice, bright, sunny day today with winds out of the north and west and that should help to try out the as moss fear a little bit. it will feel a little better for you the next couple of days and then look out. the heat will return toward the end of the week. 92 oid, 92 tomorrow. and here we go again, near 100 degrees by friday. we want to change that for tomorrow. we might say 100 tomorrow. that's a look at the forecast. allison, we'll toss it over to you. >> tucker, thank you very much. >> talking with our next guess, a fascinating story here. obsess compulsive disorder is a disease that forces people to have repetitive tasks, such as

hand washing. our next guest suffered from severe obsessive compulsive disorder. the book is i will will be okay, how i kept my obsessive compulsive disorder from ruining my life. >> good morning. why did you write this book, first? >> for the sole purpose of helping other people. it's such a debilitating disorder. it took me to a point in my life where, back when i was on active duty with the marines, i company want to leave my house and put myself in a box where i had no choices left. finally, i sought treatment, finally overcame it so it does not affect me. i wept on living my life. as i thought about it, i said, you know what, there are a lot of people who are out there who suffer from this horrible disorder and maybe they need somebody to help leave them out of the forest. so i wrote the book and it's

actually been helping people. you really -- you are honest in the book about just where you were at your lowest point. i just want to talk about some of the behaviors for some who don't really understand how this affects people. you said that, basically, you would have to turn the car around 20 to 30 times if you hit a bump because you thought it might be somebody that you hit. it's having that you broke it down into 16 cat his and most of them deal with the safely of orthopaedics. realty interesting disorder. >> it's basically unwanted intrusive thoughts that basically stay with you. those -- they are horrible thoughts in many instances like, hey, maybe i just killed a person. and, of course, that create anxiety and then, you know, that relates to some compulsion and action that you would try to relief the anxiety.

for example, i would see a log on the road, would drive by it and the o cd would take over and said, that might have been a person laying there dead. of course, that causes the anxiety and the blood to start biology. and the pug would be, i better go back there and check to make sure that's not a person lying there dead. i would do that to to 30 times and time, it would take me two hours to get to work. the other is hitting a bump on the road and you look in your review mirror to make sure that you didn't somebody. and then the o cd would say, well, you didn't look hard enough or the person fell and you didn't see them. i would go back and check. i had many, many other ways that manifested it cement one of the comments was going to the beach or a pool and i would be concerned that people would be drowning. and i would start keeping count

of them. that came to ignoring my family. i had a wife and two young boys and i would become preoccupied. >> in the medical community, some say that you can't get over. this yet, others sigh that you can survive -- others say that you can survive this. but, you are an example of this. you are now high ringing in the military. >> it's important to seek help. when i was in active duty, i was afraid to seek help because i thought that the marine corps would kick me out. i thought i would lose my livelihood and my family. for years and years and years,

i didn't seek help and it got progressively worse. i would not be where i am today had i not thought help. i encourage people to step forward and be seen. the worth cure, that's debatable throughout the profession. in my own instance, i redesigned the word cure to that point of being able to effective manage the it so it does not affect me anymore. for me, that's cure enough. i literally only rarely have a symptom anymore. and if i do, i have a strategy to get rid of it. so i would not be here today if i had not sought help. >> and you have older teenagers now and you are right there in your life. >> where can folks pick this up? >> if you go to amazon.com and

type my name, shannon shy, you will be have it there. >> this is shannon shy. on this tuesday morning, a lot of people are outraged with the casey anthony verdict. >> now people are looking into a new law.

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it is now 8:42. and singer amy winehouse is expected to be laid to rest today. an initial autopsy did not determine the cause of death so police now have to wait four to six weeks. winehouse, of course, has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse virginia legislators are now considering a crime that would make it a crime not to report a child's missing. this, of course, comes from the casey anthony's case. caylee's mother never reported her missing. a lot of kids love the in fightable bounce houses. you find them in festivals, concernals. even rend them in the backyard. but how safe are they? a spring of accidents has

parents asking questions. a lot of paramount are now asking questions. to you, holly. >> good morning to you. if you want to look for something fun to do, you my want to get into the heritage adventure tours. why you might want to sign up, next. ♪ singing halleluiah 

you experience the underground railroad trail, all sorts of amazing places in sandy spring. >> thank you for bringing your wonderful talent out here. we're going to continue to enjoy them so much. one of the reasons why we enjoy them is joy turner, consultant. this is yet another layer of experience that you can have here: it absolutely is.

this is an amazing and unique community. this was really cool. people live on the same land that our founders: i want you to to introduce you to my desession dante harriet howard. >> she was married to george enid who paid the price for his own freedom and,of course, his family. he helped to help the first school for african americans here in sandy spring. >> thank you for sharing your story, harriet. the people will get to experience stories like that. >> it is all about education, fun, sustainability and the foundation that sandy spring was built on which is to continue growth. our motto in this town is sandy

spring is nor than a place to live. it is a state of mind. >> reporter: it is a state of mind and we're going to continue that state of mind with hank here, a blacksubmit historian. what do you have to show us? >> reporter: i want to show you the black smithatools here. the s hook was used to lower or raise the kettle to get it closer or closer to the fire. the fehriers, the people who did the horses and horse shoes and the black submit could do horses but did carriages and repairs and all these implements which are the kitchen tools of the trade >> reporter: i have to cut you off. people have to come out and learn more. this is to piqued your interests. we get back to stephanie mckie

because she picked those blueberries and has something of interest. >> we picked the leaves ear and this is what they look like dry and we put a little bit in the kettle and let them in there for a while. this will make it more refreshing. >> okay i'll have four glasses >> we have more if you want to experience. let me hear it, washington rebels. let me hear what you have to say. promise me a big finish. i wanted to make sure that i got it in. we have more to get into the next hour. if we have not told you enough, there is an aerial adventure that is available as well. we will taking to the rope course coming up. >> holly, thank you so much it's hard to believe that half of the kids in our area are at risk for hunger but thanks to a wonderful organization like the capital area food bank, those who need

help are receiving that help. the food bank recently named beauty and life stale expert paul warden, ambassador against world hunger. together, they are helping to raise awareness. joining us is the fabulous paul warden. >> hello, washington. >> and page from the capital area food bank. >> good morning. >> our fabulous and going to be more fabulous by the end of the show. we team up with capital area food bank around thanksgiving and the feed -- people are in the spirit and want to give but, indeed, giving should last all year long can you tell us about the need. >> we are facing needs in washington, hunger cost not

take a break during the cool time. you can go online to cap tail area food bank to our website. find out how to help us. we desperately need your help. >> some kids, the only meals that they get is in school. >> that's right. people forget that, during the summertime, they children need that food. >> i want to talk to paul, ambassador warden now. >> thank you, ms. seymour. >> it's great what you are doing. you are lending our celebrity to get involved. why? >> you walk around washington, d.c. and you can't turn a blind eye to the hunger issue.

you look up and you walk around with your $5 a cup coffee and people are asking you more money. you could not ignore it. it. i plan to ramp it up during the summer. >> we are excited that you are doing that or maybe just debuting this here on the show. we do appreciate that now. kim, can you tell me the partnership with the lovely kim caruthers. kim is in a slight transition in her life, decided to make a change and decided to get with a group. i mean, she is kind of shy right now, but she's going to come out. you guys stay tuned because she

is coming all the way, right is it. >> yes. >> okay. >> it is hard maybe to look the part and feel your best and, so, this makeover is maybe the little cherry on top this. >> yes, it is. >> for what you need? >> yes, it is. >> i'm excited about it. >> me, too. >> you have to stay for the whole show because at the 9:45, we'll talk what paul has done with kim. this will help us make a more sustainable society, getting kim to work. >> thank you, allison. >> we'll see you two later. >> yes. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable?

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all day today. douglas say he and his wife wake up and go to sleep with fox 5. that's great to hear. thank you very much. if you would like to be our fan of the day, go to fox5 how about a rare catch for a group of fishermen in florida. the 8th largest ever caught weighs in at a whopping 650 pounds and measures over 13 feet long. we hope they caught it way offshore. >> time to turning things over now to sarah and take things over to 10:00. >> that's a big catch, steve. >> right. you heard of flash mob where a group of people coordinate dance or song by social media? that's given way to flash rob with an r now.

the latest victims right here in georgetown. more on the newest shoplifting wave hitting retail stores you have seen them in carnivals, fares and even birthday parties. we are talking about the bouncing houses. but did you know there is a danger to them in. >> we are doing a makeover, everybody. here is a makeover of our candidate kim caruthers. it's part of the program to get them back on their feet. >> we'll have it after the hour. that's great. she is >> i always love to see that. >> one thing that makes you feel better is tucker barnes. it's been better than it has been. >> you got that right. it's not